Stage6

been looking at lots of stuff tonight and came across Viv Grahams cossie 'H35 ELE'

seems its still taxed and Mot'd !

Anyone know where it is now and if the owner knows the history on it ?

Very interesting to me lol

daztoc

Is that the one that was stolen from him and when he put out an 'appeal' on local radio it was back on his doorstep next morning, along with another couple!!!

Stage6

yeah that was the one mate, just curious to know if the owner knows about Viv owning it

Stage6

asked on retrorides and rsoc no replies

Where can i ask that would get a more positive response ?

daztoc

If the owner is not into forums or clubs it may be a struggle to make contact. Have you checked if it is listed in the database?

lee2cossies

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I thought he was shot and killed in his Cossie? Magenta or possibly nouvea looking at the pics on google. If this is the car he was killed in it must have taken some cleaning up after the same as the Essex boys range rover!

rog

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daztoc

Shot in the back whilst sat in it but got out and crawled away apparently.

chris cdti

Take it its this guy

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viv_Graham

daztoc

Search YouTube for him fighting with the doorman.

lee2cossies

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Still would have made a mess expect!
Hard to believe how these cars that people are murdered in are cleaned up and sold on?
Didn't realise his executioners were never found and the truth is still not known?

Stage6

yeah thats the guy. i was actually quite surprised to see it was still taxed and Mot'd !

quick reg check comes up as a 'red' sierra cosworth so the plates still with the car too..

it is mad how people like this get murdered yet nobody actually knows what happened, apart from the person/people who did it, and the person who is now 6 feet deep in the ground.

Daztoc - iv checked the database and i either missed it , or it isnt in the database! .. i checked about 5 times just to be sure i hadnt missed it, the pictures are in numberplate order and H35 ELE isnt anywhere to be seen, even looked in the 2wd one. wasnt in that either....

apparantly he was returning to the car with milk and was shot as he was getting/about to get in the car, and the window was either from a bullet... or for some reason, some people believe the window was smashed before the shooting took place. He managed to crawl to a pub where he died outside after accordingly saying 'get me to my feet, they cant see me like this' .

Shame nobody was ever caught.

Wonder where the car resides, like said above owner may not be on forums etc, so might not know of its previous history . would be good to know where all these old cars from posters and tv shows and the 90s have all vanished to and what stories they hold.

mk3 2 door cortina

yeah i've been searching for this car also, it went back to the finance company after his death. also he was not shot in the car, the window was smashed before he returned so he would stop and look around and that is when he was shot 3 times. the dog food he had just bought is clearly visable in the picture. he died 4 hours later in hospital. it would be great to find its whereabouts. wonder if the owner even knows of its history?? RIP Viv

daztoc

Indeed he was. I refreshed my memory of the incident after i posted. Window smashed so that he would hesitate getting into the car and shot from behind. Unbelievable that nobody was brought to justice really. I suspect that the killers are well known but also well protected. To be fair Viv Graham had plenty of enemies.

3FRD

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Cossies were once a bad boys car

XRT_si

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Someone posted about this car before. It's now quite heavily modified, running 500bhp and featured in Fast Ford not so long ago. There was a picture of the magazine about showing the car and plate but can't find it now.

Stage6

i never knew it went back to the finance company. learn something new every day.

i hope the owner knows about it and has kept the car nice and tidy since, i cant find any more info on the net apart from the posts iv made on retrorides+rsoc , and the news reports of the story etc....

Gonna have another look throught the database just to be 100% sure i havnt missed it lol.

crazy when you think, the only people who KNOW what happened, 1 of them is dead, and the other person is out there with this on his conscience, and knows he did it, and must have the images in his head of that car, Viv, and what happened next and after he pulled the trigger. Then again, for all we know, the real killer could have died or been killed years ago.

XRT- long shot, but i dont suppose you know what mag it might have been ?

SiZT

I imagine a lot of people knew who did it

XRT_si

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https://passionford.com/forum/genera...ng-soon-2.html

Here's the thread from the last time it was discussed. Have a look at post 60. At the time, Googling showed the Fast Ford feature straight away as I remember seeing it. Picture appears to have been taken down.

lee2cossies

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Just googled it and no pics there any more. Iv most probably got the mag at home, any more clues what wheels etc?
Can almost remember there being a escort Cosworth featured in fast ford in the mid 90's car was virtually brand new and sent to a tuners money no object 500hp, box big brakes etc, the owner didn't want to be named but it hinted that he was a bit naughty in the feature havnt a clue who tho?

XRT_si

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Pretty sure it was on silver six-spoke Comps but that hardly helps lol

There have been plenty of dodgy Cossie owners over the years I imagine! It's the kind of car that attracts it.

mk3 2 door cortina

Cosworths in the early 1990's, if you had one you were not just extremely privileged you were probably a gangster or a stock market trader, absolute status symbol however if you had to leave them anywhere you could be sure that you wouldn't keep it for long. Remember the TV show spender in which Jimmy Nail played a police officer and of course his car was a ford sierra cosworth. Well worth a watch. Also a police station in byker Newcastle took delivery of about half a dozen escort cosworths to try to deal with the car crime in the north east however three of them were pinched the first night from the police compound! absolute crazy times

CrOwSoN15

I always thought the infamous ELE was a Moonstone 3 door?

Zetec_mk4_XR3i

I knew the plate rang a bell! From memory it ran Oz SuperT's and morrettes??

Paul_RS

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There is a well known 3 door with an ELE plate. It's D reg IIRC.

whiteratcat

Now in my ownership - The car is running 540bhp and is in fantastic condition

whiteratcat

cossynut2

Looks in amazing condition and with 540 bhp it must suprise a lot of supercars !!! Assuming of course you do use its full potential.

cossynut2

The 3 door with ELE plate was featured in either Fast Ford or Performance Ford magazine some years ago.

whiteratcat

H35 ELE was featured in magazines and I have invoices from former owner for over Ł25k for engine and interior upgrades

Adam-M

I'm amazed it's still alive lol

cossynut2

Sounds like you have bought a cracking car and someone else has spent a lot of money on it. Have you had it long? How did you know it was for sale? What has been done to the engine, gearbox etc to get such good power?

visa_broke

thats had quite a turn around

lee2cossies

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That's the ex castle performance demo car isn't it? Didn't realise that was viv grahams one! been around years was featured in the fast ford cosworth special magazine in the 90's. Awesome car fair play fair bit of history there.

whiteratcat

Just come into my ownership - Last owner had it for over 12 years and spent a small fortune on engine etc. Will put up a detailed list of the engine work this weekend

Karlos G

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That's awesome to see!

Kevin_Mc

That's a stunner

Tinshaw

I've got the mag with the castle performance car in. Sure off it.

Rod-Tarry

Still going strong mapped by Mark Shead & on a efr 9180 saw it on the RR just recently 680 odd horses on pump fuel. Made 736bhp on race. incredible car.

cossynut2

Must be a beast with that sort of power!!!